Beanstalks @ Coppice
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Sale for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2015, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Trafford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Trafford from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
M33 4NDWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 16 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers and staff are incredibly skilled in seeking out and celebrating children's individual characters. This helps them to provide a curriculum that is tailored to the needs of each child. For example, staff have identified children who need support in their personal, social and emotional development. As such, they have rearranged play space and considered the best deployment of staff to meet children's needs and keep them safe. This also helps staff to maintain a sharp focus on children's identified targets for learning. Staff's consistent modelling of impeccable social behaviour and their tireless work to encourage children are exemplary. As a result, children respond exceedingly well to boundaries and routines. Children have made significant improvements in regulating their behaviour. They skilfully verbalise their feelings to adults and peers. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit fully from the curriculum. Children behave well and they are happy and very secure.
The setting's 'can-do' attitude and high aspirations can be seen in the superb staff interactions. Staff put significant importance on listening to children so they know how to help children succeed. For example, as children struggle to use pipettes to transfer water between containers, staff observe and carefully listen to the children. Staff intervene at precisely the right time and demonstrate how to keep the water in the pipette. They offer lots of encouragement as children try out this new skill. Children are delighted with their achievements.
- 16 January 2024Outstanding
- 8 February 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Beanstalks @ Coppice
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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